It is sad that this man was surrounded by Jesus (or at least the outward articles of faith), and yet he is/was lost..! (and I’ll bet his story isn’t alone)!
It is sad that this man was surrounded by Jesus (or at least the outward articles of faith), and yet he is/was lost..! (and I’ll bet his story isn’t alone)!
A clerics sexuality is moot in the Catholic Church.
Sexual perversion however is another thing entirely, psychologically and otherwise.
How many of the bishops involved in the cover-ups were gay?
“Weakland, a Benedictine, plans to move to St. Mary’s Abbey in Morristown, N.J., this summer.”
He is a criminal and belongs in a jail cell. Not only is he a homosexual; but he is a liar, a theif and an imposter. Literally a wolf in sheep’s clothing.
The problem with these heretic bishops and predatory homosexual priests is SIN. They are all guilty of various venial sins, and one mortal one - PRIDE. They have set themselves up above God and decided that what they want is the most important thing in the world. They have broken their vows and committed what Jesus regarded as the worst sin, and worthy of death, the violation of the innocent young. They should all be burned at the stake.
If a company posted a position description on a job website:
“Must vow not to ever have sex with women”
...and got a lot of applications from gay men, I would not be surprised.
How long has this been going on?
Who's next? Ricky Martin?
If he honestly believed everything else about his church’s faith, then given what he believed about himself, the honest thing, the professional thing for him to have done in the beginning was to resign; not continue in any official capacity dishonestly.
I don’t have sympathy for ANYONE who thinks an organization whose beliefs they oppose is required to accept them into the organization. Such thoughts go 100% against the natural order of liberty, which expects “free association” - you associate with whom you freely chose to - to be it’s paramount feature.
I struggle with being happy all the time..........
Rembutt was a disgrace to the priesthood.
The Catholic Church’s decision (in the US anyway) to allow admittedly gay men into the priesthood was, is and always will be inexcusable. They now literally have their own private enclaves in som diocese, trading sex for power and position, and running anyone who challenges them out into the boondocks.
Pope Benedict needs to seriously purge the church of this infestation.
Defending the Pope against Hot Air
Catholic Caucus: Accusations that Pope Complicit in Abuse Cover-Up Fall Flat
Setting the record straight in the case of abusive Milwaukee priest Father Lawrence Murphy
Former Milwaukee Archbishop Rembert Weakland Admits He's Gay
Long Applause for New York Prelate Who Defends Pope
NYT UNFAIRLY CITES POPE'S ROLE [Catholic Caucus]
Scoundrel Time(s)
The Pope and the Murphy case: what the New York Times story didn't tell you